Addie Costello
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Vendor failure means Wisconsin prisoners can’t buy food or other items
Access Corrections is part of the conglomerate that also runs the state prison system’s glitchy phone technology.
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‘It’s been a living hell’: Wisconsin prison phone failures leave families disconnected
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections blames contractor ICSolutions for glitches during a free tablet rollout meant to improve communication.
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‘Madison’s best kept secret’: People living with mental illness find work, care and community at a clubhouse built for them
Yahara House is a community mental health program focused on building relationships and job opportunities. The clubhouse model reduces hospitalizations and boosts employment in adults with serious mental illnesses, experts and advocates say.
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Families seek answers after deaths of 2 women incarcerated at Taycheedah prison
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections offers few details about the deaths, which coincided with a respiratory illness outbreak.
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Wisconsin protesters fear loss of health care with possible Medicaid cuts
The Republican-led Congress is considering significant cuts to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income households.
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‘We own it. It’s our place’: Worsened care feared as counties privatize their nursing homes
County nursing homes tend to offer better care, but 22 Wisconsin counties have sold or closed them over three decades.
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Medicaid covers 1.2M in Wisconsin. The election could determine its future.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris rarely mention Medicaid on the presidential campaign trail, but their records paint dramatically different possibilities for the program after November.
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FTC chair hears concerns about Sauk County nursing home sale
Opponents of Sauk County’s plan to sell its public nursing home to a private owner are hoping the FTA chair’s visit puts pressure on state officials.
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How Milwaukee’s giant anti-poverty agency unraveled: weak controls, little oversight
What caused SDC’s unraveling? The results of a state audit launched just before its closing should fill in some details. Already clear, however, is that SDC’s past leaders significantly weakened internal financial controls with little outside scrutiny.
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Wisconsin’s long-term care crisis: Staffing troubles, low Medicaid rates prompt closures
WPR and Wisconsin Watch obtained reports from 86 assisted living facilities that closed between 2020 and the first half of 2024, displacing more than 750 people. Each report asks providers to list their reasons for closure. About two-thirds blamed low Medicaid reimbursements or staffing shortages.
